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Old 04-14-2009, 02:34 PM   #1
Teresamag
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Default Food for older Yorkie???? Recommendations???

My 12 1/2 year old Yorkie Belle is starting to slow down some due to old age. Belle is missing most of her front teeth (she also has cataracts and is pretty hard of hearing) and while she still has her molars I have noticed recently that she doesn't eat as much of her hard food as she used to. I feed ProPlan chicken and rice and the new formula has these soft meaty chunks (made out of soy), I just noticed recently that she is picking out these soft bits and not eating the hard bites as much. At a recent vet check we noticed that her weight is down from 3 lbs and 8-10 oz (usually) to 3 lbs 5 oz so I'm a little concerned that she is not eating enough.
I've always resisted feeding canned food since I didn't think it was healty enough but I think we are going to have to look at it now. Can anyone recommend a healthy soft or canned diet for her? I would appreciate recommendations and/or websites who show nutritional information. Thanks so much,
Teresa and Belle
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